GATEHOUSE NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 8/30 editions

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Aug 29, 2007 at 12:01 AMAug 29, 2007 at 7:29 PM

GATEHOUSE NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 8/30 editions

GATEHOUSE NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 8/30 editions
NEWS
X-RATED SURPRISE: Wal-Mart patron receives X-rated surprise on camcorder: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x643019299
ROBBER TAKES A CAB
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1136425350
Bank robber strikes in Lynn then takes a 60-mile cab ride to Fall River, where he eludes police. Police would not say if he paid the $150 fare. Herald News, Holtzman, 12 inches, on wire now
SHOES SLASHED: Cops: Irate beau slashed girlfriend’s shoe collection: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1136425399
LYME AND MENINGITIS: Teen battles though as Lyme disease turns into meningitis: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1136425579
CANINE RESCUE: Animal group donating rescue equipment so firefighters can resuscitate dogs and cats. Reynolds/Springfield/evening/Illinois
TEXT MESSAGING. Bradley University has introduced text messaging as a way to alert students to an emergency on campus. To get the alerts, students and staff have to register to be a part of the system. Western Illinois is also considering a new alert systems that would deliver phone calls to students and staff and possibly text messages. Universities are generally looking for new ways to alert students after the Virginia Tech tragedy — everyone remembers the e-mail alerts that sat unread in inboxes. Efforting comment from a student who signed up for the Bradley alerts. JELLICK/Peoria/evening/Illinois
BUSINESS
WHERE’S GREAT LAKES? Some residents of the Burlington, Iowa, area have been making the nearly 100-mile trip to the airport in Peoria since the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport lost its only commercial air service in March. Service to St. Louis returns Oct. 7, but airport manager Sharon Leeper is concerned about the return of passengers. Airports in Springfield, Decatur, Marion and Quincy are in the same dilemma nearly six months after the communities lost St. Louis service that traditionally had been one of the busiest connections from central and southern Illinois. Landis/Springfield/evening/Illinois and Business
OPINIONS
EDITORIAL: GONZALES: “I have lived the American Dream,” Alberto Gonzales said at his farewell. But despite a compelling personal story that had him rising from humble beginnings to become the nation's first Hispanic attorney general, his tenure was more like an American nightmare. Peoria/On wire now/Editorials
GRANLUND: Toon on Larry Craig. On wire now/Cartoons
BRITT: Toon on the sex scandal surrounding U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho. On wire now/Cartoons
GRANLUND: On Wall Street’s wild ride. On wire now/Cartoons
CHIANCA: An impressive out-of-body of work. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/opinions/x1649068839
EDITORIAL: MEGA MILLIONS TAXES - Got a ticket and a dream for Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot, pegged at $325 million? Well, keep dreaming because your buck will buy you about a third of that if you hit all the numbers and are the lone winner. Patriot Ledger, 6 p.m.
SPORTS
MIKE NADEL: From Cubs/Brewers. ETA 10:30/Mike Nadel
JANE MILLER MOTORSPORT COLUMN. Weekly racing column. Peoria/evening/Sports

GOT JUICE? For the first time, Illinois sophomore quarterback Juice Williams' father sits in the stands to watch his son play college football, when Illinois opens the season against Missouri on Saturday. Stanley Williams missed last season serving one year in prison. While growing up, Juice leaned his older brother, Rashaad Haynes, who served as a surrogate father. SUPINIE. Evening/in Big Ten